Public health cuts 'could hamper anti-obesity effort'

[Northerner]

Local councils in England are warning that government cuts to public health funding could hamper their efforts to tackle obesity.

Local Government Association figures show that councils will have spent £505m by 2017 on fighting obesity.

Councils use the money to measure children's weight at primary school, help people lose weight and offer free or cheaper leisure facilities.

Public health became the responsibility of local authorities in April 2013.

Before that, it was run by the NHS.

The Department of Health said it was committed to tackling obesity and the government had announced a sugar tax on soft drinks manufacturers earlier in the year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36805577

 

[grovesy]

I read something yesterday that Jamie Oliver had said the government were watering down the sugar strategy under pressure from the drinks companies!

 

[Diabeticliberty]

I read something yesterday that Jamie Oliver had said the government were watering down the sugar strategy under pressure from the drinks companies!

I think it would be quite nice if somebody could waterboard, whoops sorry water down Jamie OIliver.